WWI The Ultimate Mean Girls War 4 MAIN

WWI – The Ultimate “Mean Girls” War

4 MAIN Causes of World War I – Built up for decades before 1914 All the countries of Europe built up their armies and navies. In 1914, their armed forces stood like this: • Germany: 2, 200, 000 soldiers, 97 warships • Austria-Hungary: 810, 000 soldiers, 28 warships. • Italy: 750, 000 soldiers, 36 warships • France: 1, 125, 000 soldiers, 62 warships • Russia: 1, 200, 000 soldiers, 30 warships • Great Britain: 711, 000 soldiers, 185 warships As each country increased their armies, all the others felt obliged to increase their armed forces and establish alliances to keep the ‘balance of power’. • Militarism • Alliances • Imperialism • Nationalism Land of Hope and Glory, mother of the free. . . God who made thee mighty, will make thee mightier yet. The words of Land of Hope and Glory, English ballad sung by British people at the parades. Germany, Germany above all, over everything in the world, When it steadfastly holds together, offensively and defensively. The words of the German national anthem, Deutschland über Alles

Label the MAIN causes of WWI on your notes page • • Put an M next to militaristic causes Put an A next to alliances Put an I next to Imperialism Put an N next to Nationalism.

The Short Run Cause: Crisis in the Austrian Empire Given the forces of Nationalism, why is the Austrian Empire ripe for a crisis?

Crisis in the Balkan “Powder Keg” Sparks War Balkans were home to various ethnic groups that had long standing conflicts and were not independent nations. Balkans is at the crossroads of Catholic, Orthodox Christian and Muslim religious influence which furthered tensions. Nationalism was a powerful & dividing force in that had grown due to many wars & changing borders in the region. Various ethnic & religious groups wanted their own independent nations

Serbia’s desire to get Austria out of Bosnia and create a “Yugoslavia” creates tensions: Russia (Serbia) vs. Austria-Hungary (Bosnia) Serbia was small independent republic (allied with Russia) that wanted to unite all slavs in the Balkans into one nation. Bosnia was an ethnically mixed region controlled by the Austro. Hungarian Empire (ally of Germany) that included many and Serbians

Balkan “Powder Keg” Explodes!! • Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary visits Sarajevo, Bosnia on June 28 th, 1914. • He and his wife were assassinated by a Serbian nationalist https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=pzf 9 a. HZm. CAM (18 -23) • Austria-Hungary wants to punish Serbia

Alliance System (ironically meant to prevent war) Kicks in and quickly escalates events

Date Changes – Please note on your unit calendar and in planner • Round Table (Round 1) – Friday 3/10. Short EA quiz on Friday 3/10 also. • Round Table Round 2 on Tuesday 3/14 (No School Monday) • LEQ Friday 3/17 (not a change) • MC – Monday 3/20

Chain Reaction to WWI • Archduke is killed • Austria-Hungary obtains a “blank check” from Germany • Austria-Hungary gives an ultimatum to Serbia accepts all of it except one clause. • Serbia turns to Russia for help. Russia prepares for war. • The German Kaiser and Russian Czar (both relatively incompetent rulers, for different reasons) exchange nervous letters trying to avoid the war they are both preparing for. The letters do nothing. • Russia sends troops to the border. • Austria declares war on Serbia, Germany declares war on Russia. • Alliance with France is activated. • Britain tries to stay out of the alliance, but will not be able to hold out for long (see Belgium coming soon. . )

How did a local war turn into an all European War? Take notes and be able to describe how the cartoon shows the causes of WWI https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=pzf 9 a. HZm. CAM(24 -32)

Who is to blame?

The War Begins: Belgium to the Trenches Label a piece of binder paper assignment #3. Write down the question that is being asked and take bullet points to answer the question.

“Two-Front” War Develops between Allied & Central Powers: Gernany’s Schlieffen Plan

Why did the German army invade neutral Belgium and how did this influence public opinions about the war? Video Reflection #1 (3: 00 – 14: 00) http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Gflb_j. SYTV 0 1914

Political Impacts of Attack on Neutral Belgium • • German army accused of atrocities against Belgian civilians Outraged over attack on neutral Belgium, England declares war on Germany (August 1914) Italy later (1915) uses attack on Belgium as excuse to leave Triple Alliance & join Allies Events in Belgium remembered for rest of war as seen in US propaganda (1917) on the right

Trench Warfare on Western Front

New military technologies of World War I

Why did a “stalemate” develop on the Western Front? Describe how soldiers on all sides faced their situation. Video Reflection #3 (40: 00 - 50: 00) http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Gflb_j. SYTV 0

Video Reflection #2 (27: 15 -32: 00): Describe the early fighting on the Eastern Front between Russia & Germany http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Gflb_j. SYTV 0